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Player vs Radio: the volume is fading
DJ Krelo is one of the owners of Player vs Radio, and she handles both the administrative end and personnel support. Even though NCsoft's CoX Meet & Greet was fairly high-energy, she was kind enough to take some time out of her event coverage to give us an interview about PvR, its history, and what it's looking forward to in the future.PvR is a cross-MMO station -- meaning that they don't limit themselves to the City of Heroes and City of Villains properties, but broadcast within a wide range of MMO titles such as Vanguard, World of Warcraft, and Second Life -- and their music rotation is based on player requests. DJ Krelo herself is focused on Gothic, Industrial, Trance, Techno, and Synth-Pop, but every DJ has their own range of music they play. DJ Krelo has been broadcasting for almost two years -- starting with a former station, and moving to PvR after they opened a little over a year ago -- while PvR itself has been broadcasting continuously since they started, save for a brief hiatus during the RIAA royalties debacle.
Adobe announces possible iTunes competitor
Adobe just announced its own media player at NAB. The player should operate along the same lines of iTunes and Windows Media Player allowing media library management and playback. Its Flash playback support sets it apart from the crowd--although as we've posted in the past, installing Perian adds Flash video playback support to QuickTime (and, with a bit of sneakiness, iTunes) if not full Flash interaction. The Adobe press release says the new media player will allow content providers to "distribute and monetize media" hinting that, like iTunes, the player will offer storefront functionality.
Linksys' KiSS 1600 HD media device launched at CeBIT
Linksys has a new wireless media adapter today, the KiSS 1600, which fairly synonymous with fellow router-pusher Netgear's Digital Entertainer HD. As expected, KiSS 1600 streams high def digital video, audio, and photos (sorry, we're light on info about codecs) from the internet or any locally networked device straight to your TV set. And thanks to its HDMI connection, DVDs get upscaled 720p. Unfortunately the nitty-gritty specs are incog for now, but you'll be able to purchase (not steal) a KiSS sometime soon for a hefty £259.99 (about $503).[Via Wired]
Logitech Z-10 Interactive 2.0 Speaker System comes with Internet radio presets
Speaking of being busy, Logitech's been crankin' out some sweet gear as well. This morning, we came across this new Logitech Z-10 Interactive 2.0 Speaker System. These pair of sweet lookin' speakers come with an embedded woofer that elegantly connects to your machine via a single USB cable. But the real innovation is the preset buttons for Internet radio stations (no word on what flavor), and its ability to act as an external control for your favorite media players, including iTunes, WMP, Winamp and Musicmatch. However, it appears that it doesn't have Foobar support yet, sadly. Each satellite is 9.7 x 4.5 x 4.7 inch, and it's due to hit the streets next month for a Benjamin and a half. [Via Geekzone]
